Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in 1758, Monroe attended the College of William and Mary, fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

门罗于1758年出生在弗吉尼亚州韦斯特摩兰县。他就读于威廉·玛丽学院，随后光荣地参与了独立战争，后来在弗吉尼亚州弗雷德里克斯堡参政。

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In another high-profile case, in the early 1980s, he defended CBS against General William Westmoreland's libel suit.

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He defeated Vietnam-era General William Westmoreland in a 1982 libel suit against CBS, largely by quoting the commander's own words back at him.

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